KPMG Europe, one of the ‘Big four’ accountancy firms, plans to reduce its reliance on recruitment agencies. Ruth Elwood, head of recruitment and resourcing at KPMG Europe, told Recruiter that the firm is looking to increase its direct sourcing of experienced hires.
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The GLA has revoked the licences of three gangmasters.
An investigation into the treatment of Polish and Lithuanian gang labour used to pick flowers in Cornwall and Scotland, led to the revocation of the licences of AAW Contract Services, JDSS and E U Labour after the GLA found overcrowded accommodation and workers living on less than £10 a day.
The ReThink Group has announced a fall in profits for the six months ended 30 June 2009. Profit before taxation was £12,000 compared to £80,000 for the same period in 2008.
An air of optimisim is returning to the travel industry, according to travel recruiters.
Last week, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) reported that the worst of the recession is over for the UK hotel industry and it seems that the travel industry is reaping the benefits.
Technical and engineering recruiter Morson has reported ‘solid trading’ across all its sectors in its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2009.
In response to Gareth Osborne’s Soapbox, ‘Keeping recruiters at the coalface’ (Recruiter, 16 September), although I agree with him in part, I think it is wrong to generalise.
Heavy staff cuts are forcing investment banks to put talent at the top of the corporate agenda, HR executives at UBS and Nomura told a recent SHL roundtable event.
“Our leadership recognises we have work to do to engage our talent and stabilise” UBS’s remaining workforce, said Maria Bentley, global head of HR.
Canada is the most welcoming country to expatriates, expats living in Europe are most likely to learn the local language, and expats older than 55 reported finding marketedly fewer challenges settling in a new country than younger respondents — all were among the findings of the HSBC Bank International Expat Explorer Survey 08.
The key to staying in business this year is to hold firm and not to take any unnecessary risks
Adecco has been appointed as the official recruitment services supplier to London 2012.